Lighting
| Lighting is equipments that you need to illuminate the object while you take a shoot. After few times take shoot you will understand, when and what situations you shoud use lighting and when you shouldn't. |
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Sometimes one light is sufficient to illuminate an object, just simply giving more light it will produce better video result. Lighting equipments for professional is very exfensive, but you should consider to having standart lighting kit as it is very important to create a good video.
Camera-Mounted Lights
As a standart lighting, Camera-Mounted Lights is a good choice, especially if you work alone, when you take a shoot, it's easy, versatile solution used by amateurs and professionals.
Typically Camera-Mounted Lights powered from the camera battery, but i suggest you avoid this tipe of lights, because it will significantly shorten the battery's charge time and battery's life time. Just select Camera-Mounted Lights that have a separate power supply.
Below is the pics of camera-mounted lights.
Sony HVL-10NH Handycam Camcorder Light |
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This battery-powered video light will illuminate your subjects for greater color and clarity in low-light situations. The 10W high-power video light can be easily attached to the Active Interface Shoe (cold shoe). Enclosure of an accessory shoe adapter and Ni-MH battery drive add high flexibility to this light. Important battery residual quantity information is indicated via LED. Get the detail here |
| Pic 7.1 Sony HVL-10NH Handycam Camcorder Light |
| Sony HVL-HL1 Video Light (3-Watt) |
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This three-watt video light designed exclusively for compatible Handycam camcorders, Sony DCR-HC42, DCR-HC90, DCR-PC55/B, DCR-PC55/R, DCR-PC55/S, DCR-PC55/W
Provides a bright light for shooting in dark places or where there is a strong backlight,
the auto function feature turns the light on automatically in dimly lit situations. More...
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| Pic 7.2 Sony HVL-HL1 Video Light |
| VL-3 On-Camera Video Light - Hot Shoe for OPTURA-PI DV Camcorder |
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The VL-3 Video Light connects to the Advanced Accessory Shoe and is powered directly by the camcorder. Output is 3 watts, suitable as a fill light. Compatible Canon camcorders are: Elura 65, Elura 70, Optura 10, Optura 100MC, Optura 20, Optura 30, Optura 40, Optura Pi, Optura Xi, XL2, ZR30MC, ZR50MC and ZR70MC. |
| Pic 7.3 VL-3 On-Camera Video Light - Hot Shoe for OPTURA-PI DV Camcorder |
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